[CBFF] Some 20/20 hindsight draft grades from a year or two ago.....

[Steve Behrens]

I love this...

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ESPN's Kipper keeps his grades locked away for only subscribers to view
(probably for good reason), so can anyone with the ESPN subscription post
them?  I'd really love to see them.  (2005 and 2006?)
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft05/index

Well, actually, I've found that alot of these big name sites are too chicken
shit to let anyone see their grades.

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*NFC North* * 2005 Draft Grades
http://www.footballsfuture.com/2005/nfc_grades.html*

*Chicago Bears, D+.*
--The Bears started the day off well, grabbing the workhorse from Texas,
Cedric Benson. He should give them that consistent rushing threat to balance
out their offense. They again looked offense in the second, grabbing WR Mark
Bradley. I like him, but felt he was a slight reach at that point. Having to
wait two more rounds to pick again, the Bears selected QB Kyle Orton in the
fourth round. He's nice insurance in case Rex Grossman gets hurt again, but
he doesn't do much to upgrade the team right now. They got some nice
players, but could have done some more in my opinion.
*Keep an eye on: Kyle Orton, QB, Purdue.*

*Detroit Lions, A-.*
--I really like what the Lions did this weekend. Mike Williams fell to 10,
and the Lions snagged him up immediately. He did not fill a pressing need,
but you simply cannot pass on a talent like him. Some people want to
criticize them for the pick, but with Charles Rogers never even making it to
the midway point of the season healthy, Williams is needed. Joey Harrington
has no more excuses now. In the second, the Lions again drafted a falling
Trojan in DT Shaun Cody. Continuing the trend of California players, the
Lions made another solid value pick in CB from Stanford, Stanley Wilson. Day
Two provided some nice developmental players in QB Dan Orlovsky, LB Jonathan
Goddard, and DE Bill Swancutt.
*Keep an eye on: Jonathan Goddard, OLB, Marshall.*

*Green Bay Packers, C-.*
--The Packers got the drafts biggest faller in QB Aaron Rodgers. He was a
great pick at that point, and brings tremendous value. The rest of the draft
didn't go so well. They reached big time on DB Nick Collins in the second. I
like WR Terrence Murphy, but had much bigger needs at that point in the
second. On Day Two, they have a couple intriguing picks like CB Michael
Hawkins and WR Craig Bragg, but in between they just added some bodies. They
should have used some of their later round picks to move up earlier and grab
bigger impact players at bigger need positions.
*Keep an eye on: Craig Bragg, WR, UCLA.*

*Minnesota Vikings, A-.*
--The Vikings were one of the teams that had the ability to improve big time
on draft day, and they did a good job. At 7, they took WR Troy Williamson.
He may be a better fit than Mike Williams, but he's not in the same world as
a player, so I do not agree with that selection. Their next two picks, DE
Erasmus James and OL Marcus Johnson were great pickups. On Day Two, they
landed two early entrants with a lot of upside in RB Ciatrick Fason and DT
C.J. Moseley.
*Keep an eye on: Ciatrick Fason, RB, Florida.*

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Here's one that had it right...
*A+ *

*Good Moves: *Perhaps the Bears should have taken Mike Williams, but Cedric
Benson will prove to be the best Chicago running back since Walter Payton.
Wide receiver Mark Bradley was an excellent choice in the second round. Kyle
Orton and wide receiver Airese Currie were great picks on day two.
*Bad Moves: *None. Chicago had one of the best drafts this year.
*Potential 2005 Starters: *RB Cedric Benson, WR Mark Bradley.
http://www.walterfootball.com/draft2005G.php

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(2006 draft)

*ONE STAR (out of 4) - Exit, stage left*   (USA Today) Bwhahahahahaha!!!!!

*Chicago Bears*

The Bears traded out of the first round, then used second-round picks to
address needs for cornerback (Daniele Manning) and returner (Devin Hester).

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/draft/2006-04-30-draft-grades_x.htm

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http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/football/nfl/draft/stories/050106dnspogosselingrades.88f75981.html

*Chicago:*<http://www.forecaster.info/dallasnews/football/draft-team.cgi?Chi&DraftID=11>
(2006)
*D*

 The Bears reached at least a half a round on each of their three picks in
the first day. Chicago was the first team to claim a kick returner (Hester)
in the second round, which drove the value up for specialists every round
thereafter.

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Dr 'Z' D

*BEARS:* Offense finished 29th, defense second last year, so we draft for
defense, boys, and let those smart-ass writers go figure it out on their
own. Oh, is that so? Is that so? Well, we'll show you. D, how's that? Take
that home to your parents. "You sure you don't want to go to bed and finish
this tomorrow?" the Redhead says. Nah, I'm rolling along just fine.

I honestly think that top draft *Danieal Manning* from Abilene Christian is
a tough kid from a small program, also a guy with a very interesting way of
spelling his first name. Let's see, DT *Dusty Dvoracek* can really fight the
double team but not off the field, where he had to enroll in an anger
management program. Defensive end *Mark Anderson* vertically jumped 42
inches (the high mark) at the combine, so don't leave any pie to cool on
your windowsill if this guy's walking by. "Admit it, you're bitter because
their general manager didn't return your phone calls, aren't you?" says the
*Flaming Redhead*. Yeah, OK, I admit it. Next case.

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Sporting News; Dan Pompie  (Did a good job)

*Chicago Bears* <http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/teams/bears/index.html>* --
B-
*Return men Danieal Manning and Devin Hester should provide immediate
impact. My favorite pick: Defensive end Mark Anderson in the fifth.

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Prisco actually did OK with his 2005 comments:
Chicago Bears

*Best pick:* Second-round pick Mark Bradley adds much-needed speed to a
receiving group that craves it.

*Questionable move:* Taking Cedric Benson with Cadillac Williams on the
board will be a pick that is scrutinized for years to come. Williams is the
better player.

*Steal:* Getting Kyle Orton in the fourth round was a great move. Orton was
having a great season in 2004 before he was hurt. He has a big arm, and his
mechanics can be fixed.

*Overall grade: B-* If Benson works out, it's a great draft. If he doesn't,
it won't be. It's that simple.

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-Behr